Aiken Performing Arts Group INC

Tax-deductible

Aiken, SC501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 76-0813985Revenue $249K in FY2025

On file with the IRSaikenperformingartsgroup.orgPo Box 5927, 29804-5927 · Aiken, SCTax-exempt since May 2006Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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To provide Aiken SC residents the opportunity to enjoy top Performing artists from around the world

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $42K a year · 17% of revenue · last 4 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 4 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$30K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$133K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
15
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 15 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$249K
-0.5% vs prior year
Spent
$238K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$303K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$249K
FY2025▼ -0.5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$81K
FY2022$299K
FY2023$198K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$249K
Expenses
$238K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$162K
FY2023$187K
FY2024$240K
FY2025$238K
Net assets
$303K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$133K
FY2022$270K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$303K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2006.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $188K Management & general 21% · $50K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $30K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$30,037Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
V President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
V President Operations
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Catherine C Traver’s $30K as Executive Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $100K–1M arts & culture nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Catherine C Traver$30,037$30,806$27,508$27,048

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Brings world-class performing artists to Aiken, SC residents.

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3 programs · $188K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Artist performances

$177Kprogram expense
02

Grants to other entities

$8Kprogram expense
03

Community outreach

$2Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$249K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Money outPt IX
$238K
Ln 25
Programscol B$188K
Managementcol C$50K
Owns and owesPt X
$303K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$418K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b15
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$83K
Government grantsLn 1e$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$148K
Investment incomeLn 3$12K
Other incomeLn 4–11$7K
Total revenueLn 12$249K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$221K
SavingsLn 2$197K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$418K
Other assetsLn 15$17K
Total assetsLn 16$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$133K
Net assetsLn 32$303K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$398K$418K
Total assetsLn 16$419K$436K
LiabilitiesLn 26$128K$133K
Net assetsLn 32$291K$303K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$38K$6K$32K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$476$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80K$80K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$36K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$835$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$59K$59K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$238K$188K$50K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $249K$238K$11K$303K 990 PDF
FY2024 $250K$240K$10K$291K 990 PDF
FY2023 $198K$187K$11K$281K 990 PDF
FY2022 $299K$162K$137K$270K 990 PDF
FY2021 $81K$133K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $249,120 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $78,427$82,516
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $157,985$147,875
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $11,588$12,188
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,387$6,541
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $250,387$249,120
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $39,700$40,932
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $200,711$196,743
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $240,411$237,675
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $9,976$11,445
Part VI · Governance 15 of 15 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members15
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $249,120 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$25,028
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$57,488
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,516
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $147,875$147,875
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,188$12,188
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $6,541$6,541
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $154,416 · Excluded from tax $12,188$249,120
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $237,675 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,007 · Management $31,918$37,925
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $476 · Management $2,531$3,007
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,898$1,898
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $79,750$79,750
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,419$36,419
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $835 · Management $2,396$3,231
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,862$1,862
IX-17 TravelManagement $6,248$6,248
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,572$1,572
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $59,089$59,089
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,175 · Management $3,499$6,674
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $187,613 · Management $50,062 · Fundraising $0$237,675
Part X · Balance sheet $435,519 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,724$221,279
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $188,846$197,058
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $21,577$17,182
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $419,147$435,519
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $127,925$132,852
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $127,925$132,852
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $291,222$302,667
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $419,147$435,519
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $302,667 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$249,120
XI-2 Total expenses$237,675
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,445
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$291,222
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$302,667

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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